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Joy, sadness mix at Normandy’s D-Day commemorations
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy. As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in...
Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans
Military Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoON OMAHA BEACH, France — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II...
D-Day permanently changed Omaha Beach’s sand in ‘astonishing’ way, researchers found
WAVY via Yahoo News· 1 week ago(NEXSTAR) – Looking around Omaha Beach, today’s visitors to the site of the D-Day operations are...
D-Day: Flat Rock's George Sarros was there and is visiting Normandy for 79th anniversary
Times-News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoOn June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious landing in history took place. D-Day was the military...
World War II veterans return to Utah Beach to mark D-Day anniversary
Military Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoON UTAH BEACH, France — World War II veterans shared vivid memories of D-Day and the fighting as...
D-Day beach cafe ‘hates the English and refused to serve British soldiers’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA Second World War tour guide has criticised a cafe overlooking Normandy’s Omaha beach, claiming it...
The D-Day beaches in France and the Caen Peace Memorial Museum honor America’s heroes
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFrance is a country riven by war for centuries. Invasions by Vikings, Normans, the English and...
Oak Ridge NJROTC to travel to Normandy next year for 80th anniversary of D-Day
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe city known for its role in efforts to end World War II will be sending its high school Naval...
David Mylchreest: Normandy veteran and one of the first Allied soldiers to cross the Seine in 1944
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoHaving landed in Normandy on 12 June 1944 (D-Day plus six, in military parlance), 20-year-old 2nd...
D-Day 80: What key events are happening in France and the UK?
Press Association News via AOL· 1 week agoD-Day veterans, royalty and world leaders are expected to gather in Normandy to mark the 80th...